Planning and Building Control Manager (North) - 12 Month FTC

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Salary: £36,000 to £41,000 Pro Rata + Company Car

Location: Based in Leeds - Weekly travelling covering the North East and North West of England

As the next Planning and Building Control Manager, you will play a crucial role in actively seeking new business opportunities, attending client meetings, preparing documentation for planning authorities, and overseeing the financial performance of your area. This position is about achieving success and making a tangible impact on the business.

Your role will involve overseeing project work, ensuring completion within budget and agreed timelines, and managing risks effectively. You will need to conduct site visits to accurately assess costs using standard charge schedules. Assigning tasks, monitoring progress against deadlines, and ensuring work meets quality standards and customer expectations will all fall under your remit.

Working alongside a tight-knit team, you will collaborate on finding ways to enhance operations and support each other in generating fresh ideas to drive the business forward.

As a Planning and Building Control Manager, you possess confidence, adaptability, and a passion for overcoming challenges. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the business, allowing you to apply and develop essential skills needed for advancement within the company. You will be provided with training from different Planning and Building Control Managers at the different sites.

• Proven Experience developing and growing parts of the business - This is crucial to the role
• Strong technical and analytical skills
• Proven experience building and maintaining relationships
• Knowledge of building regulations
• Influencing and negotiation skills
• Planning legislation awareness
• Ability to gather comprehensive information to support decision making
• Monitors performance against deadlines
• Driving license - A hire car will be provided for the travelling to customer sites

For a full list of the role responsibilities and how to apply please follow this link.

Benefits & Opportunities:

• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays - Pro Rata
• Quarterly Commission
• Company Car
• Working flexibly principles (office based until fully trained)
• Contributory pension

As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications! There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin.

Portakabin employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries with our head office and primary manufacturing facility located in York UK. As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team.